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Reinier Baas vs. Princess Discombobulatrix – A Mostly Instrumental Opera, with artwork by Typex.

WINNER EDISON JAZZ AWARD 2017.

* * * * * – JAZZISM

* * * * – PAROOL

* * * * – TROUW

* * * * – DAGBLAD DE LIMBURGER

“In one word: sublime.” – JAZZNU

“An overwhelming and surrealist musical experience.” – NEDERLANDS DAGBLAD

“Ravel, Prokofiev, Poulenc, Baas, truly!” – VILLA D’ARTE

“A splendid combination of music that is written out in detail and typical jazz improvisation.” – VOLKSKRANT

“A masterful and unique album.” – JAZZENZO


“A breathtakingly talented guitarist, who is able to impress and touch with his instrument, and a gifted composer who dares to take risk on top of this.” – JAZZISM

Reinier Baas (1985) is a guitarist and composer based in Amsterdam. He has been in charge of ‘The More Socially Relevant Jazz Music Ensemble’ since 2010, with which he toured in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. His second album with the quintet earned him the prestigious Edison Award in 2013.

His latest record – ‘Reinier Baas vs. Princess Discombobulatrix’ – is a partly improvised mostly instrumental opera, for which he teamed up with world renowned illustrator Typex and a group of 14 classical and jazz musicians. For this album, Baas was awarded a second Edison in 2017.

Reinier has been granted composition assignments by November Music Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2015. In 2017, he was the Artist In Residence of the Südtirol Jazzfestival. In 2018, the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam gave him a carte blanche, which resulted in the ‘Gigantic Chamber Music Mini Festival’ – a program premiering his first String Quartet. As a soloist, he has performed with the Metropole Orchestra, New Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw and Pynarello. As a sideman, he has performed with Han Bennink, Gregory Porter, Hans Teeuwen and Benjamin Herman. Baas is on faculty at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and Codarts Conservatory of Rotterdam.

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